A federal appeals court on Monday refused to reconsider its decision against the Makah Nation's controversial whale hunt. The tribe and the Bush administration had asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the case. But the request was...

The Bush administration is siding with the Oneida Nation of New York in a treaty rights case that other tribes have relied on to restore their ancestral homelands. The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review a dispute involving...

In 2000, Congress passed a law authorizing an initial reservation for the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of California. $p Under the law, the tribe was given land in Death Valley and the option of purchasing another property there. But since that...

The National Labor Relations Board's ruling subjecting tribal enterprises to federal labor law comes as a shock to tribal leaders. $p The board, in a 3-1 decision released last Thursday, overruled 30 years of precedent to assert jurisdiction over on-reservation...

It's now easier to get to the Tucson Indian Center in Tucson, Arizona. $p The center moved to a larger and more accessible location last week. The 11,000-square-foot facility provides health services, vocational training, job assessment and placement for local...

The Tulalip Tribes Salmon Ceremony and Parade on Saturday will recognize the importance of salmon in tribal culture. $p The ceremony includes songs and dances to welcome the salmon back and to provide thanks to the fish. A fish crew...

"In North Dakota, there were few black people and on the reservation, the only discrimination or poor treatment usually came from the federal government and the Bureau of Indian Affairs and usually because of their ineptness. The periphery of the...

The Arizona Indian Town Hall began on Monday, bring 60 tribal leaders with state official to discuss Indian issues and tribal-state relations. $p Tribal participants suggested the state attorney general create a liaison to deal with the many tribal-state agreements...

Young members of the Confederated Grand Ronde Tribes of Oregon are learning Chinook, the language of their ancestors. $p Also known as Chinuk-wawa, or Chinook jargon, the language was used by different tribes and, later, among European traders. When Chinook...

Former president Ronald Reagan, who died this past Saturday, once stabbed himself in the leg while filming a scene in Gallup, New Mexico, The Gallup Independent reports. $p Reagan, a former actor, filmed scenes for "Death Valley Days," a television...

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks on Monday released a draft environmental assessment to allow hunting of bison that wander out of Yellowstone National Park. $p The proposal would allow up to 25 bison permit to be issued....

Imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier has agreed to dismiss his libel lawsuit against Paul DeMain, publisher of News From Indian Country. $p Peltier accused DeMain of publishing false statements about the murder of AIM activist Anna Mae Pictou...

A North Carolina Indian man is suing the state and federal governments for failing to provide benefits to Indian descendants with federal benefits. $P Roy Maynor is asking for $500 million for the federal governments failure to abide by a...

The Anishinabe Academy in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is drawing praise from the community after a promising first year. $p The school's predecessor, Four Winds American Indian Magnet School, was shut down last year amid growing problems. It reopened in a new...

A candidate for chairman of the Sault Ste. Chippewa Tribe of Michigan says chairman Bernard Bouschor is behind a mailing from an alleged gay and lesbian group. $p The mailing from the U.P. Gay and Lesbian Alliance endorses candidate Aaron...

A bill to settle a land claim on behalf of the Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Tribe is "an abuse of the special treatment Indian nations receive from the federal government," The Washington Times says in an editorial. $p The bill...

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Idaho last week launched a wireless project to bring high-speed Internet access to the reservation. $P The Turbocharged Broadband Geek Project will serve as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) for anyone living on and near...

The American Basketball Association is staring an all Native team. $p The "Native America" team will be based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Regional tryouts will be held in July 10th in Billings, Montana, and August 21st in Phoenix, Arizona....